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Another accused presented in court

Guwahati: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the October 30 serial blasts in Assam produced another accused before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate on Sunday.

Police said that all the three Maruti cars used as car-bombs were in possession of one Punkha Brahma the day before the serial blasts.

Punkha Brahma was arrested from the city’s Garchuk locality by SIT based on the alleged confession made by another arrested person Dinesh Boro. The court remanded him to 12 days in police custody.

However, the arrested youth, whose face was masked with a black cloth as he was brought to the court, claimed that he was innocent. The SIT has so far arrested six persons, including Punkha Brahma, and picked up about 40 people for questioning in connection with the serial blasts.

Police sources said interrogations of the arrested revealed that all the three cars were from Baksa district. Dinesh Boro and Punkha Boro were allegedly involved in the movement of the cars and providing logistics to the perpetrators of the terror attacks. Initial probe revealed that the number plates of the cars were fake. Police then began tracking down the owners with the help of the engine and chassis numbers.

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